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History of rail transport in Pakistan

Extent of Indian Railway Pakistan has a rich railway heritage spanning almost 200 years which it owes the British and which was also shared with what is now India and Bangladesh up until 1947, however this article deals only with the history of rail transport in what is now present day Pakistan and which was then the north-western part of the British India. It was in 1847 when the first railway was imagined but it was not until 1861 when it came into existence in the form of the railway built from Karachi to Kotri. Pakistan has stayed true to this rich heritage because since rail transport is possibly the most popular mode of non-independent transport in Pakistan

The possibility of Karachi as a sea port was first noticed in the middle of 19th century. Sir Henry Edward Frere was appointed Commissioner of Sindh after its annexation with Bombay in 1847 and sought permission from Lord Dalhousie to begin a survey for a sea port. He also initiated the survey for a Railway line in 1858. It was proposed that railway line from Karachi City to Kotri, steam navigation up the Indus and Chenab rivers up to Multan and from there another railway to Lahore and beyond be constructed.

It was on 13 May 1861 that first railway line was opened for public traffic between Karachi City and Kotri, a distance of 105 miles (169 km). The line between Karachi City and Kiamari was opened on 16 June 1889

Mission Statement

To provide a safe reliable , modern, efficient and cost effective infrastructure to its customers: to contribute in building the economy of Pakistan and to look after the welfare of its employees.

OUR MOTO

Basically Pakistan railway has two moto’s:•Safety first and always

•Avoid accident at all cost

Proposals In 2007, contracts were let for studies into a link between Pakistan and China via the border crossing near Kashgar. A line to the deepwater port of Gwadar is also proposed.

Major Routes

The total length of railway tracks in Pakistan is 5,072 miles (8,162 km). The busiest routes include:

Peshawar-Karachi

Peshawar-Quetta

Lahore-Sialkot

Lahore-Faisalabad Faisalabad-Khanewal

Passenger Traffic

Passenger traffic comprises 50% of the railway's total revenue. During 1999-2000, this

amounted to Rs. 4.8 billion. Pakistan Railways carries 65 million passengers annually and

daily operates 228 mail, express and passenger trains. The number of passengers carried

daily is thus about 178,000. Pakistan Railways also operates special trains during

occasions like congregations of the Dawat-e-Islami and the Tableeghi Ijtima.

Freight Traffic

The Freight Business Unit, with 12,000 personnel, operates over 200 freight stations on the

railway network. The Unit serves two major ports of Karachi and Bin Qasim as well as all

four provinces of the country and generates revenue from the movement of agricultural,

industrial and imported products, Petroleum Oil & Lubricants (POL), wheat, coal,

fertilizer, rock phosphate, cement, container traffic and sugar. About 39% of the revenue is

generated from the transportation of POL products, 19% from imported wheat, fertilizer

and rock phosphate. The remaining 42% is earned from domestic traffic

Pakistan Railway comprises 8,775 route km, 707 stations and 37 trains halts. It has a fleet of 563 diesel electric locomotives, 25,815 wagons and 1,623 passenger coaches. Maintenance is provided by three major locomotive workshops and thirty-five smaller workshops. Signaling facilities at important stations are track circulated within interlocking limits. Most routes have VHF radio coverage for communication between train dispatchers and trains. Telephone Communication is over wire lines and microwave.

ROUTE AND TRACK LENGTH:

GAUGE ROUTE KM TRACK KM

Broad Gauge 7,718 11,344

Metre Gauge 445 555

Narrow Gauge+ 611 726

TOTAL 8,774 12,625

RAILWAY ANNOUNCE NEW TIME TABLE

On Sunday, November 01, 2009

THE Pakistan Railways has introduced a new train between Lahore Malakwal and has

restored the Subak Raftar between Lahore Rawalpindi in addition to limiting the number of

train stops at the Cantt railway stations for security reasons.

Timing of Bahawalnagar to Samasata train

Railways need 410 locomotives for daily operations:

Minister says automatic signalling system to be installed on Karachi-Lahore track by

mid-2010Staff Report

Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour said the Pakistan Railways needed 410

locomotives for day-to-day operations, but had only managed to purchase 122

locomotives during the last 20 years.

Bilour said Pakistan exported locomotives to Bangladesh in 1992, but now the country

has been reduced to importing locomotives. The minister said rail tracks were in

dilapidated conditions at various places, adding that the government was not investing in

improving rail tracks, which resulted in longer travel times for short journeys. Bilour,

however, avoided questions regarding the operational losses and corruption in the

railways. He said all efforts were being made to improve the rail cargo service. “We are

opening our doors to the private sector and plans are underway to outsource some

operations.” Regarding the recent train accident in Karachi, the minister said it was

caused by human error.

1. Allama Iqbal Express (9 Up/10 Dn)2. Awam Express (13 Up/14 Dn)3. Badar Express (109 Up/110 Dn)4. Ghauri Express (107 Up/108 Dn)5. Bahauddin Zakaria Express 6. Badin Express (307 Up/308 Dn)7. Bahawalpur Express (143 Up/144 Dn)8. Baluchistan Express (31 Up/32 Dn)9. Bolan Mail (3 Up/4 Dn)10. Chenab Express (11 Up/12 Dn)11. Chiltan Express (21 Up/22 Dn)12. Dachi Express (221 Up/222 Dn)13. Faisal Express (111 Up/112 Dn)14. Faisalabad Express (35 Up/36 Dn)15. Fareed Express (37 Up/38 Dn)16. FAST (325 Up/326 Down)17. Islamabad Non Stop (147 Up)18. Lahore Non-Stop (148 Dn)19. Jaffar Express (39 Up/40 Down)20. Karachi Express (15 Up/16 Down)21. Karakoram Express (41 Up/42 Down)22. Khushhal Khan Khattak Express (19Up/20 Down)23. Khyber Mail (1 Up/2 Down)24. Lala Musa Express (137 Up/138 Down)25. Malakwal Express (135 Up/136 Down)27. Mari Indus Express (329 Up /330 Down)

28. Mehr Expess (127 Up/128 Down)29. Musa Pak Express (115 Up/116 Down)30. Narowal Express (209 Up/210 Down)31. Night Coach (105 Up/106 Dn)32. Pakpattan Express (117 Up/118 Down)33. Qalandar Express (165 Up/166 Down)34. Quetta Express (23 Up/24 Down)35. Rachna Express (113 Up/114 Down)36. Ravi Express (121 Up/122 Down)37. Rohi Express (131 Up/132 Down)38. Rohri Express (167 Up/168 Down)39. Sandal Express (139 Up/140 Down)40. Sargodha Express (123 Up/124 Down)41. Shah Latif Express (151 Up/152 Down)42. Shah Rukne Alam Express (29 Up/30 Down)43. Shahbaz Passenger (309 Up/310 Down)44. Shalimar Express (27 Up/28 Down)45. Subuk Khram Express (103 Up/104 Down)46. Subuk Raftar Express (101 Up/102 Down)47. Sukkur Express (145 Up/146 Down)48. Super Express (33 Up/34 Down)49. Tezgam (7 Up/8 Down)50. Tezrau (5 Up/6 Down)51. Thal Express (129 Up/130 Down)

LUXURIOUS FACILITY BY THE PAKISTAN RAILWAY

FINANCIAL CONDITION OF PAKISTAN RAILWAYS.

Railway Pakistan owns a total of 167,690 acres and its estimated value as

per a study carried out by financial experts during 2002-2003 is Rs246

billion. Pakistan Railways debt piles up to Rs56bn

Pakistan Railways is continuously facing economic losses despite the injection of subsidy worth billions of rupees to make it a profitable public sector organization over the last two years. The National Assembly was told on Thursday that during 2007-2008 it suffered a loss of Rs12.66 billion which increased to Rs18.609 billion in 2008-2009. A fresh study for updating valuation of railway’s assets is currently in progress, the minister said.During 2007-2008, the minister for railways said, 15 per cent increase in pay and pension of federal government employees, phenomenal increase in oil prices were the main reasons behind PR’s losses. Moreover, on the eve tragic death of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, railway’s assets suffered a massive loss of Rs6.5 billion. The incident also caused a loss of Rs0.994 million due to suspension of train services. It also faced a shortfall of revenue of Rs9.017 billion. Similarly, during 2008-2009 the organization had to face a shortfall in it revenue of Rs6.439 billion. Likewise, the government increased pay, allowances and pensions up to 20 per cent which the PR had to pay from its kitty.

INITIAL INVESTMENT.

Name of Divisional of Pakistan Railways with number

of Station: In 1980 under the Companies Act 1913, with

an initial investment of Rs. 0.5 million

MARKETING MIX

7P’s of MarketingProductPrice PromotionPlacementPeopleProcessPhysical Evidance

1)Product: Core product of railway Diversifying their activitiesThe design and presentation

characteristics For a railway freight service,

2)Price:The published or negotiated value of the

exchange transaction for a product or service. Price must represent value to parties For a railway passenger service For example

3)Promotion:Railway marketing Promotional techniques Railway sales forces Lack of specialization

4)Placement:PlaceIn the case of railways, In the wider senseAdvantage

5)People:A railway organization’s most

important resourceCustomer awareness

6)Process:Operational processesExample Compatible Regular and frequent dispatch of his

loading Integral part

7)Physical evidence:Customersfor example

Strength:Introducing new long lead mail &

express trainsOuthouses of Railway BungalowsRailways SchoolsFuel consumption

Weakness:Pakistan Railway has no Comport at all.Railway service . Overloaded TrainsNo proper check of ticketsIn-efficiency of staff

ThreatsOther Comfortable VehiclesShipment facility No stations in big citiesEarning of Pakistan RailwayExpenditures

OpportunityIn addition to above, Twenty reservation

offices have been planned to be computerized. Jacobabad Mirpur Khas Jahangir Road Mehrabpur Jheulm Sargodha Malakwal Shorkot Cantt Nowshera Lalamusa Bhakkar Pakpattan Kundian Wazirabad Toba Tek Sing Kasur Raiwind Chiniot Landhi Tando Adam.

PEST ANALYSIS

Pest Analysis includes:

The organization's marketing environment is made up of:

1. The internal environment

2. The micro-environment3. The macro-environment

Political factorsPolitical condition. political instability New investors are now more reluctant Threatened foreign companies potential investors in railway.

Economic factors Economic conditions Due to increasing inflation, new

taxes, rising fuel charges

Social factorsThe social environment has the

following factors.·Attitudes

·Desires·Expectations

Technological factorsGreat importance in any industry.

The most needed technologies of Pakistan railway are:Electrical engines, New railway tracks, Setup of such system that improves the efficiency, Online ticketing, System that finds defaults in railway tracks

Approach to the problemManagement problem schedule timing,

corruption, overloading, uncomfortable, satisfaction level

Pakistan Railway has no Comport at all.Passenger get very tied due to

uncomfortable seatsIt consume more time of their customers. .There is no cleanliness with the rush of

people.There is no proper check of

tickets in Trains.

Train is always overloaded with the bundle of people and Customer feel very difficult to take their seats

Train gets too much stops during the Journey.

The staff of Pakistan Railway is In-efficient that’s they give the tickets of same seat to the 2 customers.

Its Shipment facility is not so good.Government not focusing on the Pakistan

Railway that’s why earning of railway loses as compared to other transport like buses etc.

The expenditure of Pakistan Railway is very high as compare to revenue.

High security system Clean environment.Corruption must be removePakistan Railway should launch

some comfortable trains.Better services in economy class.Quality of railway track.Schedule.Compensation.

Efficiency of administrationBy directing a greater proportion of their

business through such “wholesalers”, railway managements can often achieve significant reductions in their operating costs, with commensurate improvements in the overall corporate financial result.

Improve shipment facility

Privatized.

ConclusionIt is seen that staff behavior is playing a

major role to change preference of travelers.

No keen interest of Gove. In railway sector, due to this the railway failure.

Mostly people preferred road transport railway transport is not available every where.

Management problem and corruption is being main cause of railway failure.

Timing schedule of is poor because of some where single track and carelessness of staff.

Due to large journey.